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The Friday News Weekly Round Up: The 10 most interesting news stories I’ve seen this week.

1) Al Franken Reads the 4th Amendment to Justice Department Official

Liberal or conservative, you have to chuckle and hand it to Al Franken on this one. While discussing the wiretaps authorized by the PATRIOT Act, Franken reads the Fourth Amendment which says, in plain English, the roving wiretaps that it authorizes are unconstitutional. Regardless of where you stand on the political spectrum, you have to admit the Constitution is cut and dry on this one.

2) The Most Corrupt Members Of Congress

Another list of the most corrupt members of Congress was released this week. Our good friend Charlie Rangel is, of course, smack in the middle of it. If you’re counting, I’ve been running this segment for four weeks now and Rangel’s corruption is batting 1000.

3) Senate, House Health-Care Legislation: Side-by-Side Comparison

If you’re interested in how the health care reform bill is shaping up and how the Baucus Bill is different from HR3200, this article is a good place to start.

4) Obama’s Nontax Tax

The Wall Street Journal is slowly echoing every point I’ve said about the health care reform bill. This particular piece doesn’t just explain how health care reform intends to increase our taxes, it gives a startling insight into President Obama’s way of thinking.

5) Dem Campaign Anxiety: Vulnerables Say They Lack Cover From Pelosi

In news that surprises absolutely no one, when you push an extremist agenda in Congress, mainstream America tends to disprove. I would add one thing to this story: The longer this fight lasts, the worse this problem will get.

6) Indiana Court Rejects Same-Sex Divorce

On one hand, I can understand the logic: If you aren’t legally married, there’s no point in getting legally divorced. On the other hand: LOLWUT?

7) Half a Ton of Uranium — and a Long Flight

This is the fascinating story of how American officials spirited away dozens of warheads worth of uranium out of Kazakhstan after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

8) Hi-Ho, the Derry-O

Michele Obama closed down several streets and shut down a farmer’s market before security teams swept through it with bomb sniffing dogs and posting sentries around it – so that she could buy some kale. Still no word on how we’re going to reduce the deficit.

9) ‘I Did Not Sign Up for This,’ Paterson Says

My heart bleeds for Mr. Paterson. He just wanted to be a Senator, now his life is ruined and he is stuck as a lowly governor of one of the wealthiest states of the union.

10) Huckabee Wins Values Voter Straw Poll

I think my exact reaction to this story was, “I’d rather vote for Obama.” Seriously, if the Republican alternative to secular socialism is religious socialism, the party should just roll over and die.

There you have it, folks. Have a wonderful weekend and remember to email, comment, or tweet me if you have anything you’d like to share.